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"Babesiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A group of tick-borne diseases of mammals including ZOONOSES in humans. They are caused by protozoa of the genus BABESIA, which parasitize erythrocytes, producing hemolysis. In the U.S., the organism's natural host is mice and transmission is by the deer tick IXODES SCAPULARIS.

Descriptor ID	D001404
MeSH Number(s)	C03.701.688.122 C03.752.625.122 C03.752.875.175 C22.674.710.122
Concept/Terms	Babesiosis Babesiosis Babesioses Babesia Parasite Infection Babesia Parasite Infections Infection, Babesia Parasite Infections, Babesia Parasite Babesiasis Babesiases Babesia Infection Babesia Infections Infection, Babesia Infections, Babesia Piroplasmosis Piroplasmoses Human Babesiosis Human Babesiosis Babesioses, Human Babesiosis, Human Human Babesioses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Babesiosis".

Diseases [C]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Parasitic Diseases, Animal [C03.701]
Protozoan Infections, Animal [C03.701.688]
Babesiosis [C03.701.688.122]
Protozoan Infections [C03.752]
Protozoan Infections, Animal [C03.752.625]
Babesiosis [C03.752.625.122]
Tick-Borne Diseases [C03.752.875]
Babesiosis [C03.752.875.175]
Animal Diseases [C22]
Parasitic Diseases, Animal [C22.674]
Protozoan Infections, Animal [C22.674.710]
Babesiosis [C22.674.710.122]

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Bar chart showing 9 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2006 and 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
2006	2	0	2
2009	1	1	2
2011	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2015	1	0	1
2019	1	0	1

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Joseph JT, John M, Visintainer P, Wormser GP. Increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New York State: 2009-2016. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Feb; 96(2):114958.

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Lemieux JE, Tran AD, Freimark L, Schaffner SF, Goethert H, Andersen KG, Bazner S, Li A, McGrath G, Sloan L, Vannier E, Milner D, Pritt B, Rosenberg E, Telford S, Bailey JA, Sabeti PC. A global map of genetic diversity in Babesia microti reveals strong population structure and identifies variants associated with clinical relapse. Nat Microbiol. 2016 06 13; 1(7):16079.

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Wang G, Villafuerte P, Zhuge J, Visintainer P, Wormser GP. Comparison of a quantitative PCR assay with peripheral blood smear examination for detection and quantitation of Babesia microti infection in humans. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2015 Jun; 82(2):109-13.

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Sloan SR, Andrzejewski C, Aqui NA, Kiss JE, Krause PJ, Park YA. Role of therapeutic apheresis in infectious and inflammatory diseases: Current knowledge and unanswered questions. J Clin Apher. 2015 Oct; 30(5):259-64.

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Joseph JT, Roy SS, Shams N, Visintainer P, Nadelman RB, Hosur S, Nelson J, Wormser GP. Babesiosis in Lower Hudson Valley, New York, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 May; 17(5):843-7.

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Zhao Y, Love KR, Hall SW, Beardell FV. A fatal case of transfusion-transmitted babesiosis in the State of Delaware. Transfusion. 2009 Dec; 49(12):2583-7.

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Walk ST, Xu G, Stull JW, Rich SM. Correlation between tick density and pathogen endemicity, New Hampshire. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Apr; 15(4):585-7.

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Byrnes V, Chopra S, Koziel MJ. Resolution of chronic hepatitis C following parasitosis. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Aug 21; 13(31):4268-9.

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Wormser GP, Dattwyler RJ, Shapiro ED, Halperin JJ, Steere AC, Klempner MS, Krause PJ, Bakken JS, Strle F, Stanek G, Bockenstedt L, Fish D, Dumler JS, Nadelman RB. The clinical assessment, treatment, and prevention of lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006 Nov 01; 43(9):1089-134.

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Fox LM, Wingerter S, Ahmed A, Arnold A, Chou J, Rhein L, Levy O. Neonatal babesiosis: case report and review of the literature. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Feb; 25(2):169-73.

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